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The establishment of ICBs – where does primary care fit?

In the second of our interviews with those working to set up integrated care boards (ICBs), we spoke to Sheena Cumiskey.  Sheena is Chief Executive of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) and joined the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership in September on an interim basis for three months, as chief…

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Integrated care board support

Understanding primary care for integrated care boards Integrated care boards (ICBs) have responsibility for the commissioning of primary care services (medical, dental ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services). Understanding primary care contracts is crucial to enable good decision making. PCC has supported numerous ICBs to understand their responsibilities relating to primary care contractors, and the detail of…

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Access in the new normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way in which patients access primary care services in England and revolutionised the definition of access in 2021/22. We have all been through two and half years of different health related peaks and troughs in health care experiences.

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Getting the model right – Trusts working with primary care

For this issue’s interview, we talk to Dr Berge Balian who is Medical Director of Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS), an NHS organisation that operates and supports 20 GP surgeries covered by 16 GP contracts in Somerset and Devon.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/getting-the-model-right-trusts-working-with-primary-care/

The future must be primary care

Well the NHS has a new CEO in Amanda Pritchard to replace Simon Stevens whose legacy not only gave us a strong management of the COVID -19 crisis for the NHS, but more visionary and hopefully long lasting primary care networks (PCNs) and integrated care systems (ICS). A much overdue initiative to bring together the…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/the-future-must-be-primary-care/

Strengthening relationships in primary care and community services

The government’s recent Health and Care white paper, sets out the ambition for more integrated, innovative strategies to address the challenges posed from populations presenting with multi-morbidity. This, together with primary care networks (PCNs) having access develop the primary care workforce through the additional roles recruitment scheme (ARRS), presents an opportunity for community providers to…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/strengthening-relationships-in-primary-care-and-community-services/

Vertical Integration

The secretary of state for health has recently announced the new priorities for the upcoming ICSs to deliver health and social care. These include prevention (public health and primary care), personalisation (patient centered) and performance priorities (measurement and accountability). While the new health and social care bill is being drawn into an act and law,…

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Can primary care rescue our failing NHS?

A big ask and funds are certainly needed up front as following the last few years of neglect, there is a serious service wide workforce crisis. Workforce shortages apply equally to primary care despite the previous secretary of state frequently berating GPs. Indubitably there is a short term NHS crisis to tackle but essentially there…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/can-primary-care-rescue-our-failing-nhs/

What we do

PCC is an independent, not-for-profit social enterprise that supports the development of health and care services; providing specialist advice with a focus on primary care, events, flexible expert support, and personal and team development services. For details of our services see consultancy and support, leadership development or training and development sections on this website. For…

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What does the Fuller Stocktake and Hewitt Review offer primary care?

Professor David Colin-Thomé’s reflections on the recently published Hewitt Review and Fuller Stocktake identified that the recommendations and quotes on primary care contracting are commendably potentially far reaching. The development of teams and considerations on their effectiveness as well as the future of the GP contract model are discussed in this blog.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/what-does-the-fuller-stocktake-and-hewitt-review-offer-primary-care/

Population Health Management

Population health management (PHM) is a is a way to improve the current and future health and well-being of people within and across a defined local, regional and national population while reducing health inequalities.

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Population Health Management

What is Population Health Management? Population health management (PHM) is a is a way to improve the current and future health and well-being of people within and across a defined local, regional and national population while reducing health inequalities.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/population-health-management/
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